Arthur was born on August 27th, 1915, in Simcoe Ontario. Before the war, Arthur lived in Innerkip, Ontario with his wife - Mary and two children - one son and one daughter. Arthur worked as a farmer, truck driver and mechanic. 

 

On June 24th, 1940, Arthur enlisted in the Canadian Army in Woodstock, Ontario.  On the 8th of June, he was granted leave to help with the harvest at home. 

 

In 1941 he was assigned to the Elgin Wing in London Ontario, he worked within Windsor and London before becoming a Gunner in the 4th Light Anti Air Regiment in the RCA.  In 1941, he is shipped out to Glasgow. From 1941-1942, he was promoted and demoted on different occasions. In February 1943, he was transferred to the 11th LAA RCA regiment.  In March 1944 he transfers back to the 4th LAA RCA.  On June 25th he was shipped out to France and arrived on June 30, 1944.

 

On July 20th he is wounded by shrapnel in the Battle of the Falaise Gap but returned to fight a week later.  However, in October 1944 in the battle of the Scheldt, while driving a jeep, he hits a landmine and blows off his right shoulder and badly damages his face.  He is sent back to the U.K. to undergo treatment for his injuries.  He is discharged from the Army on October 30th, 1945. 

 

Upon returning home he discovered his wife left him while he was recovering in the U.K., he works the farm till the day he died on November 15th, 1971.

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Written by Declan Adams, great grandson of A. Adams, BCI student